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<p>So there's one other way to tackle this - and I guess that
depends on your data. <br>
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<p>**IF** the areas have a field for Disaster Preparedness training
- as in you open the attribute table for your data and you have a
"training" column and in that column there is a "yes" or "true" -
you can symbolize the data on that field. Which would sorta make
your "selection" somewhat permanent. <br>
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<p>Which may not make sense....Could you share a copy of your data?
That might help. You're almost there it sounds like. You could
send it over email just to me and tim or share it through dropbox.
We'll delete it when done! <br>
</p>
<p>Randy<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 06/05/2018 07:21 PM,
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<p class="MsoNormal">So, back kind of where I was before. No I
am able to select and both drag the area and draw a polygon
around the area. When I use the default drag the area after
dragging the area and when I let go of the cursor the area
disappears. In addition, when I drag and highlight the area I
do not know how to make it stick. When I finish the polygon
it wants to keep drawing the highlighted area wherever I drag
the cursor. I am missing something here.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Tim Sutton
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tim@kartoza.com"><tim@kartoza.com></a> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 4, 2018 11:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Randal Hale
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rjhale@northrivergeographic.com"><rjhale@northrivergeographic.com></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:etvander65@gmail.com">etvander65@gmail.com</a>;
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:qgis-us-user@lists.osgeo.org">qgis-us-user@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Qgis-us-user] I am a beginner GIS
person....HELP<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Eric<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As an alternative to Randal’s good
advice, if you simply want to highlight existing features in
your houses layer do this:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">* select the houses layer in the layers
list<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">* use the selection tools icons (as shown
below) to select the selection mode you want to use. The
default select feature(s) option will let you simply drag a
box around your houses. Other options will let you draw a
free-hand region around them etc.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">*now drag a region on the map that
encloses the houses<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">* the houses will be highlighted in
yellow<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">* your selection will also be made in
the attribute table of that layer<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">* you can also save out those selected
features to make a new layer using Layer -> Save as ….
From the menu and checking the ‘save selected features
only’ box.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hope that helps!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tim<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
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<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 05 Jun 2018, at 02:16, Randal
Hale <<a
href="mailto:rjhale@northrivergeographic.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">rjhale@northrivergeographic.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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normal;text-align:start;-webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px;word-spacing:0px"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Hey
- welcome to the group!<span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white;caret-color:
rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps:
normal;text-align:start;-webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px;word-spacing:0px"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">So
I'm going to assume you're working in shapefiles -
do this.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white;caret-color:
rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps:
normal;text-align:start;-webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px;word-spacing:0px"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">1.
Click on Layer at the top of QGIS <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white;caret-color:
rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps:
normal;text-align:start;-webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px;word-spacing:0px"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">2.
Click on Create Layer -> New Shapefile<span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white;caret-color:
rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps:
normal;text-align:start;-webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px;word-spacing:0px"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">3.
You will need to supply a projection and pick if you
want points, lines, or polygon (hint polygon). From
there you just need to edit your new layer. Click
the Pencil (toggle editing) and use the add feature
tool to draw it. Don't forget to save.<span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white;caret-color:
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0px;word-spacing:0px"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Randy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps:
normal;text-align:start;-webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px;word-spacing:0px"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">On
06/04/2018 05:55 PM,<span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="mailto:etvander65@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:#954F72">etvander65@gmail.com</span></a><span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span>wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Hello
– I have only taken one class on GIS and then
downloaded QGIS. I was able to download files to
create a base map (which includes houses). What I
am trying to do is draw a polygon around certain
groups of houses to highlight them. I know I need
more instruction. I am lost. Help if you can.
Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Eric
T. Vander Velde (KK6YVS)<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Geologist<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">1059
New York Drive<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Altadena,
CA 91001<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Cell:
818-391-4247<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><a
href="mailto:etvander65@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:#954F72">etvander65@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<pre style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Randal Hale <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">North River Geographic Systems, Inc<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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Randal Hale
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rjhale@northrivergeographic.com">rjhale@northrivergeographic.com</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.northrivergeographic.com">https://www.northrivergeographic.com</a>
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